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More than 100 parents and community members jammed the auditorium at Montgomery County public school headquarters Monday night for a public hearing on the fate of Seven Locks Elementary School -- the Potomac campus that has been the subject of much debate over the past few years.
But one person was conspicuously absent from the proceedings: schools chief Jerry D. Weast.
Weast, who last week further inflamed tensions in the community by recommending the school system push forward after all with plans to build a replacement campus for Seven Locks at Kendale Road or simply shut the campus down, was not in Rockville to hear the angry testimony from community members who vehemently oppose the plan.
Instead, board President Charles Haughey said that Weast was in downtown Washington at a reception at The Washington Post to celebrate the Montgomery County winner of the Agnes Meyer Teaching Award.
The announcement drew a cool reception from folks who had hoped to have the opportunity to give Weast a piece of their mind. While Weast was at the Post event, which included a cocktail reception and dinner, more than 62 people shared their views on the fate of Seven Locks Elementary.
"I wish I could have had the luxury like Dr. Weast to choose where I would be tonight,'' said parent Ari Storch . "What is sad is that I am here tonight, forced to defend my children from the impact of what appears to be political, partisan 'kindergarten games' being played by this school board and the county council."
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Candidates for Montgomery County executive will discuss local issues in a forum from 6:30-9 p.m. Monday at Georgetown Preparatory School in the Haas Humanities Building/Figge Theater, 10900 Rockville Pike in North Bethesda. The event is sponsored by the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington, which includes 36 schools in Montgomery.
Send information on upcoming candidate forums tomocoextra@washpost.com. Include a contact name and daytime phone number.
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